Surah Al Kahf - 54

Assalam o Alaikum. Shab-e-Juma Mubarak. On this blessed day, may Allah Karim increase his blessings upon you.

Today's Ayah No 54 marks the beginning of 8th Rukuh (8th Speech of Al Kahf). First Ayah of every Rukuh is introduction to the subject of speech. Keep in mind The Speech Writer, though we can't completely imagine the infinite with our finite minds. The Teacher himself assures that The Book contains every kind of example for us to take lead on diverse subjects of life. Every possible subject is covered in The Manual of everything including life (creation, during life and Afterlife), history, science (maths, numerology, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, embriology, quantum physics etc) sociology, morality,  economics, governance etc. The list is too long to capsulate all subjects. Besides, students of The Book would already know it. Every branch of knowledge stems from Quran. This doesn't mean we stop exploring other avenues of knowledge rather every new study, invention and exploration is confirmation of what is already alluded in The Book.

Second part of Ayah points towards human nature.And who knows human psychology better than The One who invented and introduced us to the subject of Psychology. At the time of creation, Angels brought up this point,:

وَاِ ذْ قَا لَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اِنِّيْ جَا عِلٌ فِى الْاَ رْضِ خَلِيْفَةً ۗ قَا لُوْۤا اَتَجْعَلُ فِيْهَا مَنْ يُّفْسِدُ فِيْهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَآءَ ۚ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَـكَ ۗ قَا لَ اِنِّيْۤ اَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

"And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know.""(2: 30)

And the Angels submitted to the wisdom of their Creator. Today's Ayah confirms the same human vulnerability to dispute. Just take example of Russia-Ukraine conflict. The world was overcome by COVID-19 for over two years. However, the moment fear of pandemic appeared to be easing off, fear of bombs started to take over. And then we as specie have the tenacity to claim of evolution, progress and values. The tone is set for the Rukuh to come and later Ayahs may help us understand the purpose of this introductory Ayah.

May Allah swt keep us safe from Pandamics and more so from humans (bombs). Ameen 

Only Allah knows the whole Truth.